2021新高考英语【热点·重点·难点】专练阅读理解之说明文教师版

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1researchersgrabbedherfoodfirst.Inhernaturalstate,theactorweighed105pounds.Butinhalfthecasessheworeaspeciallydesignedfatsuitwhichincreasedherweightto180pounds.Boththefatandthinversionsoftheactortookalargeamountoffood.Theparticipantsfollowedsuit,takingmorefoodthantheynormallywouldhave.However,theytooksignificantlymorewhentheactorwasthin.Forthesecondtest,inonecasethethinactortooktwopiecesofcandyfromthesnackbowls.Intheothercase,shetook30pieces.Theresultsweresimilartothefirsttest:theparticipantsfollowedsuitbuttooksignificantlymorecandywhenthethinactortook30pieces.Thetestsshowthatthesocialenvironmentisextremelyinfluentialwhenwe'remakingdecisions.Ifthisfellowparticipantisgoingtoeatmore,sowillI.Callitthe"I'llhavewhatshe'shaving,,effect.However,we'lladjusttheiniluence.Ifanoverweightpersonishavingalargeportion,I'llholdbackabitbecauseIseetheresultsofhiseatinghabits.Butifathinpersoneatsalot,Tilfollowsuit.Ifhecaneatmuchandkeepslim,whycan'tI?1.Whatistherecentstudymainlyabout?A.Foodsafety.B.Movieviewership.C.Consumerdemand.D.Eatingbehavior.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"beanpoles“inparagraph1referto?A.Bigeaters.B.Overweightpersons.C.Pickyeaters.D.Tallthinpersons.3.Whydidtheresearchershiretheactor?A.Toseehowshewouldaffecttheparticipants.B.Totestiftheparticipantscouldrecognizeher.C.Tofindoutwhatshewoulddointhetwotests.D.Tostudywhyshecouldkeepherweightdown.4.Onwhatbasisdowe“adjusttheinfluence”accordingtothelastparagraph?A.Howhungryweare.B.Howslimwewanttobe.C.Howweperceiveothers.D.Howwefeelaboutthefood.ூᫀ௃1.D2.D3.A4.Cூ᪆௃ᦻᦻ஺ᨬḄẆ⊤ᡃḄḄᜧ!"#$%&'()ᡃḄᱥ᤬ᐭ-஺ᦻ./012345Ḅ67஺1.8⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷=>?@AḄ“AccordingtoarecentstudyintheJournalofConsumerResearch,boththesize

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3Firm,herpoetic1975rambleÄÅabouteverythingandnothing.ThethirdbookisJulioCortazar'sSaveTwilight:SelectedPoems,becausepoetry.AndbecauseCortazar.WhileItendtobuyalotofbooks,thesethreeweregiventomeasgifs,whichmightaddtothemeaningIattachtothem.ButIimaginethat,whilemoneyisindeedwonderfulandnecessary,rereadinganauthor'sworkisthehighestcurrencyareadercanpaythem.Thebestbooksaretheonesthatopenfurtherastimepasses.Butremember,it'syouthathastogrowandreadandrereadinordertobetterunderstandyourfriends.1.Whydoestheauthorlikerereading?A.Itevaluatesthewriter-readerrelationship.B.It'sawindowtoawholenewworld.C.It'sasubstitutefordrinkingwithafriend.D.Itextendstheunderstandingofoneself.2.WhatdoweknowaboutthebookAMoveableFeas!?A.It'sabriefaccountofatrip.B.It'saboutHemingway'slifeasayoungman.C.It'sarecordofahistoricevent.D.It'saboutHemingway'sfriendsinParis.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"currency"inparagraph4referto?A.DebtB.Reward.C.Allowance.D.Facevalue.4.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthetext?A.Helovespoetry.B.He'saneditor.C.He'sveryambitious.D.Heteachesreading.ூᫀ௃1.D2.B3.B4.Aூ᪆௃ᦻ?Æᦻ஺ᦻ.ÇÈ1a½▅ÊḄËQ!ÌᜐÎᔣÊὅÇÈ1ÐὅÑÒaÊḄÓ஺ÐὅÔÕÊὅÖa½▅ÊÓ×஺

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ὁᓾᓫḄḄ஺ᵫᑨAMovableFeaslᐵ!"#Ḅ$%஺ᦑ⌱B⚗஺3.+,-.⚪஺᪷1ᨬ3456“whilemoneyisindeedwonderfulandnecessary,7ᯠ9:;<=ᝯ?@⌕ḄB”DE3FGHᢚᐵJ᪷1KLᦻḄN᛻PD*"rereadinganauthor\workisthehighestcurrencyareadercanpaythemQRG”SSTU▅WXYWὅ[\]^_Ḅᨬ`a”ᵫᑨᑜc+ḄRd“aᦑ⌱B⚗஺4.Pᳮᑨ⚪஺᪷1᎔ᦪij5“ThethirdbookisJulioCortazar9sSaveTwilight:selectedpoems,becausepoetry.kilmnopᝍ•sᛞuḄvwᦗyᐝ{|}~⌱G~ᔆDXὅᵫ~?mn஺ᦑ⌱A⚗஺Passsage3ூ2020ᐰU᪗௃Wearetheproductsofevolution,andnotjustevolutionthatoccurredbillionsofyearsago.AsscientistslookdeeperintoourgeneskBtheyarefindingexamplesofhumanevolutioninjustthepastfewthousandyears.PeopleinEthiopianhighlandshaveadaptedtolivingathighaltitudes.Cattle-raisingpeopleinEastAfricaandnorthernEuropehavegainedamutationkBthathelpsthemdigestmilkasadults.OnThursdayinanarticlepublishedinCell,ateamofresearchersreportedanewkindofadaptation-nottoairortofood,buttotheocean.Agroupofsea-dwellingpeopleinSoutheastAsiahaveevolvedintobetterdivers.TheBajau,asthesepeopleareknown,numberinthehundredsofthousandsinIndonesia,MalaysiaandthePhilippines.Theyhavetraditionallylivedonhouseboats;inrecenttimes,they'vealsobuilthousesonstiltsk\Bincoastalwaters."Theyaresimplyastrangertotheland,"saidRedneyC.Jubilado,aUniversityofHawaiiresearcherwhostudiestheBajau.Dr.JubiladofirstmettheBajauwhilegrowinguponSamalIslandinthePhilippines.Theymadealivingas

5divers,spearfishingorharvestingshellfish.HWeweresoamazedthattheycouldstayunderwatermuchlongerthanuslocalislanders/Dr.Jubiladosaid."Icouldseethemactuallywalkingunderthesea."In201,MelissaIlardo,thenagraduatestudentingeneticsattheUniversityofCopenhagen,heardabouttheBajau.Shewonderedifcenturiesofdivingcouldhaveledtotheevolutionofphysicalcharacteristicsthatmadethetaskeasierforthem.uitseemedliketheperfectchancefornaturalselectiontoactonapopulation,"saidDr.Ilardo.ShealsosaidtherewerelikelyanumberofothergenesthathelptheBajaudive.2991.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusbytheexamplesinparagraph1?A.Environmentaladaptationofcattleraisers.B.Newknowledgeofhumanevolution.C.Recentfindingsofhumanorigin.D.Significanceoffoodselection.2.WheredotheBajaubuildtheirhouses?A.Invalleys.B.Nearrivers.C.Onthebeach.D.Offthecoast.3.WhywastheyoungJubiladoastonishedattheBajau?A.Theycouldwalkonstiltsallday.B.Theyhadasuperbwayoffishing.C.Theycouldstaylongunderwater.D.Theylivedonbothlandandwater.4.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.BodiesRemodeledforaLifeatSeaB.Highlanders1SurvivalSkillsC.BasicMethodsofGeneticResearchD.TheWorld'sBestDiversூᫀ௃l,B2,D3.C4.AூᦻᜧR௃mᦻ4!ᦻ஺ᨬ4⚗ḄẆḄᓄ¡¢¢$ᙠᦪᓝ¥E?¦ᨬ§ᓟ©ᨵ஺BajauG☠G$_Ḅ¬®¯ᓄᡂ[〉²³$%஺1.Pᳮᑨ⚪஺᪷1i45Ḅwearetheproductsofevolution,andnotjustevolutionthatoccurredbillionsofyearsago.Asscientistslookdeeperintoourgenes,theyarefindingexamplesofhumanevolutioninjustthepastfewthousandyears.ᡃ_ᓄḄµᱥ?¦¡¢¢ᦪᓝ¥EḄµᱥ஺·s¸¹ºᐭḄẆᡃ_Ḅ_¼ᙠ½¾§ᓟᓄḄ¿BDXὅᑡÁi45Ḅ¿G¼ÂÃᡃ_ᐵᓄḄ4ÄUÅÆÇᙠᨬ§ᓟ©ᙠᓄ஺B.Newknowledgeofhumanevolution.ᓄḄUDÈBÉᔠËKÌᦑ⌱B⚗஺2.Í⁚ᳮÏ⚪஺᪷1ij5ḄTheBajau,asthesepeopleareknown,numberinhundredsofthousandsinIndonesia,MalaysiaandthePhilippines.Theyhavetraditionallyliveonhouseboats;inr

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10QR/ᦑ⌱D஺14.9⁚ᳮ<⚪஺᪷)ᨬTUWithouttheforceofgravity,theastronautsdonotknowexactlyhowthecookiewilllook.-.ᙠWJXᨵZ[/\]ᕒ_.⍝ᑮabᡂde᪵g஺ᓽᜫZbjk᜜mḄ_noឋ/ᦑ⌱C஺15.qrᜧt⚪஺᪷)UuUvAstronautsontheInternationalSpaceStationwillsoontestanewovenformakingchocolatechipcookies.-./ᦻxyzḄ{⚪2F▭J$KḄ\]ᕒ}B~01Uᑴ[᜻Ḅ஺D⚗ANewOventoBeTestedtoMakeCookiesinSpaceStationᭆᦻxᑁ+/〉ᔠ%᪗⚪஺ᦑ⌱DoPassage!▅ᳮ<ூḕ2021RRὃ〉ឋ01ᔁU௃WestNileisatropicaldiseasethatbeginsinbirds,whichpassitontomosquitoesthatthengoontoinfecthumanbeingswithbites.MostpeoplewhocontractWestNiledonotexperienceanysymptomsatall,but,iftheydo,symptomstypicallydevelopbetween3to14daysafteramosquitobite.About1in5personssuffersfever,headaches,andbodyaches,usuallylastingaweekorso.AfarlessluckyIin150experienceshighfever,tremors,paralysis,andcoma.Some—especiallytheelderlyandthosewithweakimmunesystems—die.ThatiswhatmadethemajoroutbreaksofWestNileintheU.S.inthesummerof2012soscary.ThesituationwasparticularlybadinDallas,Texas,wheretheWestNileviruskilled10peopleandsickenedmorethan200.Thecitydeclaredastateofemergencyandbeganaerialsprayingofapesticidetokillthemosquitoes,eventhoughresidentsarguedthatthepesticidecouldbemoredangerousthanthedisease.Whywasthesummerof2012sohospitabletotheWestNilevirusandthemosquitoesthatcarryit?Blametheweather.Anextremelymildwinterallowedmoremosquitoesthanusualtosurvive,whiletheunusuallyhightemperaturesinthatscorchingsummerfurtherincreasedtheirnumberbyspeedinguptheirlifecycle.Theeconomiccrisismayhavealsoplayedarole:homeownerswhowerenotabletopaytheirbankloanswereforcedtoabandontheirproperties,sometimesleavingbehindpoolsthatmadeexcellentmosquitobreedinggrounds.Theseverityoftropicaldiseasesisalsoamatterofwhethergovernmentsarecapable—andwilling—todefendtheirpopulationsagainstinfections.DallasCountywasnotdoingsomeofthekeythingstoslowthespreadofWestNile,suchastestingdeadbirdsandsettingmosquitotrapstotestforthepresenceofthedisease.Tropicalinfectionsarethusasmuchrelatedtogovernmentinactionastheyaretoclimate.12.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.WestNileandmethodstofightit.B.WestNileandgovernmentalefficiency.

11C.WestNileanditsrelationtotropicaldiseases.D.WestNileanditsrapidspread.13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutWestNile?A.Itssymptomsusuallyappearwithintwoweeks.B.Itisspreadthroughairandwaterintropicalareas.C.Over20%ofpeoplewhocontractitwillsufferseveresymptoms.D.Itcomesfromdirecthumancontactwithbirdsinfectedwiththevirus.14.WhatdidDallascountydotofightoffWestNile?A.Theyaskedcitizenstostayawayfromdeadbirds.B.Theymadetheswimmingpoolsemptyinthecounty.C.Theyencouragedcitizenstohelpthemselves.D.Theysprayedpesticidefromtheair.15.WhichofthefollowingisareasonwhyDallaswashitmostseriouslyintheU.S.in2012?A.Theweatherofthepreviouswinterwasnotascoldasusual.B.Theresidentsworriedaboutthecounty'sdecisionandaction.C.Thegovernmentdidnotissueawarningaboutthediseaseintime.D.TheincreasingpopulationinTexasraisedtheriskofcontractingthedisease.ூᫀ௃12.D13.A14.D15.Aூ<᪆௃?2U¡ᦻ஺ᦻxq⌕£¤U¥%¦§H¨Ḅ©ª/«9£¤¬?©ªḄU®¯°/A±ᐸ2012³ᙠEF´µᰦ·⅁¹Ḅº»஺12.qrᜧt⚪஺᪷)¼“ThatiswhatmadethemajoroutbreaksofWestNileintheU.S.inthesummerof2012soscary.ThesituationwasparticularlybadinDallas,Texas,wheretheWestNileviruskilled10peopleandsickenedmorethan200.?½22012³¾ᜩ¦§H¨©ªᙠEFᜧᰦ·Ḅº»஺À⃬IÂDallasḄÃÄÅᐸÆÇ/¦§H¨©ªjk10ÈÉÊ/200ËÈÌ©஻-.Îᔠᦻxq⌕£¤U¥%¦§H¨Ḅ©ª/«9£¤¬?©ªḄU®¯°/A±ᐸ2012³ᙠEF´µᰦ·⅁¹Ḅº»஺ᵫÐ-./?ᦻxq⌕Ѧ§H¨©ªᐸÒÓÔÕḄÃÄ஺ᦑ⌱D஺13.9⁚ᳮ<⚪஺᪷)U¼“MostpeoplewhocontractWestNiledonotexperienceanysymptomsatall,but,iftheydo,symptomstypicallydevelopbetween3to14daysafteramosquitobite.ᜧËᦪ¬¦§H¨©ªḄÈ᪷ÖXᨵ×د°/ÙᓽÚᨵ/¯°ÛÜᙠÝÞgßàT3á14ᜩâ஻-./A⌱⚗஻¯°ÛÜᙠOᕜᑁâ“ån஺ᦑ⌱A஺

1214.9⁚ᳮ<⚪஺᪷)¼“Thecitydeclaredastateofemergencyandbeganaerialsprayingofapesticidetokillthemosquitoes,eventhoughresidentsarguedthatthepesticidecouldbemoredangerousthanthedisease.æµçèéᐭëញ°᝱/îïðJ¼ñòᩔôᑺᩭᩔÉÞg/÷øùú}û%ᩔôᑺ-ü3?ý©Qᓻ◅஻Dallasᙠᩔᑺᩭᩔᢙ஺ᦑ⌱D஺15.⁚ᳮ#⚪஺᪷&'()“Blametheweather.Anextremelymildwinterallowedmoremosquitoesthanusualtosurvive,whiletheunusuallyhightemperaturesinthatscorchingsummerfurtherincreasedtheirnumberbyspeedinguptheirlifecycle.*ᐰ,ᜩ.஺/0᩽ᐸ34Ḅ6ᜩ789:;<Ḅ=>?@ᩭᙠA0BCḄDᜩEF:ḄG3HIJKLḄMNᕜPQ/RSI?KLḄᦪU”DallasḄWXYZ[\]3ᨨḄ6ᜩ7;<_=஺ᦑA⌱⚗஻ab6ᜩḄᜩ.Ecd:Aef஻[gh2012bijDallasklᨬYZḄ/0n\஺ᦑ⌱A஺Passage3▅pᳮ#ூrᓭḕuvw2021xG('/yz{௃Over400humanfootprintspreservedinvolcanicsediment}~ᱥ
provideasignatsociallifeamongancienthunter-gatherers.Theimpressions,foundinnorthernTanzania,adduptoAfrica'slargestcollectionofancienthumanfootprints,sayevolutionarybiologistKevinHatalaofChathamUniversityinPittsburghandcolleagues.Peoplewalkedacrossamuddylayerofvolcanicashesdatingtobetween19,100and5,760yearsago,theresearchersreportedonMay14inScientificReports.DatingofathinrocklayerthatpartlyoverlapsZthesedimentnarrowsthefootprints'agetoabout12,000to10,000yearsago.Hatala*steamanalyzedfootprintsizes,distancesbetweenprintsandwhichwayprintspointed.Onecollectionoftrackswasmadeby17peoplewalkingsouthwest.Comparisonswithmodemprintssuggestthatthisgroupconsistedoffourteenwomen,twomenandoneyoungboy.Thewomenmayhavebeensearchingforfoodswhileafewmalesvisitedoraccompaniedthem,theresearchersinfer.Somepresent-dayhunter-gatherersformlatelyfemalefood-gatheringgroups.Thestudyis"anicepieceofwork”,althoughit'shardtospecifywhatpeopleweredoing,saysgeologistMatthewBennettofBournemouthUniversityinPoole,England.Manymoresetsoffootprinttrackswouldbeneededtoargueconvincinglythathunter-gatherersatthattimehadfemalefood-gatheringgroups,Bennettsays.Anditwouldstillbeunknownifthewomenweregatheringplantsorhuntingprey.Otherfootprintsitespresentespeciallypromisingopportunitiesforstudyingancientbehavior,hesays.HeisinvolvedinworkinNewMexicothathasuncoveredtensofthousandsoffootprintsofhumansandothercreaturesfrommorethan10,000yearsago.Earlyresultssuggestthathumanstherehunted

13giantsloths᪛.BennettexpectsthoseprintswillyieldmoreinsightsintoStoneAgehunting.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“impressions"inthefirstparagraphmean?A.Thoughtsaboutpeopleorthings.B.Collectionsofvolcanicashes.C.Marksleftbycreaturesorsomething.D.Behaviorsofimitatingsomeone-13.Whatdothenewly-discoveredfootprintssuggest?A.Ancienthuntersweresociallyorganized.B.Ancientmalehunterswereadmiredbyfemales.C.Femalefood-gatheringgroupswereobviouslyformed.D.Malesplayedamoreimportantroleinfindingfoodthanfemales.14.Whatcanwelearnaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.ThefemalesgatheredplantsorhuntedpreyintheStoneAge.B.Thefootprinttrackshaveprovedfemalefood-gatheringgroupsexisted.C.ThefootprintsitesprovideagoodchancetofurtherstudyancientbehaviorD.ThefootprintswillhardlyinfluenceourunderstandingofStoneAgehunting.15.What'sthebesttitleofthetext?A.HowAncientHuntersGatheredFoodB.WhatAncientHunanFootprintsWereLikeC.WhatAncientHumanFootprintsTellUsD.HowAncientFood-GatheringGroupsCooperatedூᫀ௃12.C13.A14.C15.Cூ#᪆௃*[/ᦻ஺ᦻ?}ᱥ=Ḅ400<0ᓺ]ὅḄM>¡?/0¢£¤*¥¦§¨©ᨩ«Ḅ¬<]Ḅ®¯஺12.°±²³⚪஺᪷&'/)“Over400humanfootprintspreservedinvolcanicsediment}~ᱥprovideasignatsociallifeamongancienthunter-gatherers.஻´]஻}ᱥ=Ḅ400<0ᓺ]ὅḄM>¡?•0᪗·஺"£¤"Theimpressions,foundinnorthernTanzania,adduptoAfrica'slargestcollectionofancienthumanfootprints..."´]"*¥ᙠᚆ᫃»ᓅ½¾¿ḄᓺÀÁÂ?ÃÄᨬᜧḄᓺᦈÇ஺""impressions஻ᙠᦻᢣᡈᐸÊMᱥᶇ@ḄᓺÌÀ§஺ᦑ⌱C⚗஺13.ÍᳮᑨÏ⚪஺᪷&'Ð)Ḅ"Thewomenmayhavebeensearchingforfoodswhileafewmalesvisitedoraccompaniedthem,theresearchersinfer.஻஻ẆÒᕒÍÏÔᙠ*¥᝕ឋF×ØᱥḄÙÚᨵ/¥ᵱឋᩭ

14ÝÞᡈßà᝛L஺"᜜ãäå[æ/çèᑜ4êëḄ஺ᦑ⌱A⚗஺14.⁚ᳮ#⚪஺᪷&ᨬ©/)Ḅ"Otherfootprintsitespresentespeciallypromisingopportunitiesforstudyingancientbehavior,hesays.""Êᐸʦ§⍡ᙬ]ẆÒ]¡?ᱯïᨵðñḄò஺”*¥¦§⍡ᙬ]Q/RẆÒ]¡?/0óôḄò஺ᦑ⌱C⚗஺15.õöᜧ´⚪஺᪷&ᦻḄHatala÷øùᚆ᫃»ᓅ½¾¿Ḅ¦§¨©◚ÇḄ]Ḅᑖ᪆ẆÒᡂý£¤Bennett⚜èḄ*¥¦§ÿᓰḄẆḄ஺᦮ᦻ⌕ᡃ!"#$ᓺ&'()*+ᐵḄẆḄ஺-.ᨬ〉ᔠḄᦻ᪗⚪"#Ḅ$ᓺ56ᡃ78"஺ᦑ⌱C⚗஺Passage4▅=ᳮ?ூAᓭCDE)&2021FGHᨴὃKHL௃DrinkingadailyglassofwineforhealthreasonsmaynotbesohealthyaerallanewstudyfromzWashingtonUniversitySchoolofMedicinesuggests.Analyzingdatafrommorethan400,000peoplebetweenages18to85,theresearchersfoundthatconsumingonetotwodrinksfourormoretimesperweek-anamountconsideredhealthybycurrentguidelines-increasestheriskofearlydeathby20percent,comparedwithdrinkingthreetimesaweekorless.Theincreasedriskofdeathwasconsistentacrossagegroups.“Itusedtoseemlikehavingoneortwodrinksperdaywasnobigdeal,andthereevenhavebeensomestudiessuggestingitcanimprovehealth/saidfirstauthorSarahM.Hartz."Butnowweknowthateventhelightestdailydrinkershaveanincreaseddeathrisk.”AlthoughsomeearlierstudieshavelinkedlightdrinkingtoimprovementsincardiovascularKNஹ⊈QḄLhealth,Hartzsaidthenewstudyshowsthatthosepotentialgainsareoutweighedbyotherrisks.Herteamevaluatedheartdiseaseriskandcancerriskandfoundthatalthoughinsomecases,drinkingalcoholmayreduceriskofheart-relatedproblems,dailydrinkingincreasedcancerriskand,asaresult,mortalityrisk.Thenewstudyrevieweddatafrommorethan700studiesaroundtheworldandconcludedthatthesafestlevelofdrinkingisnone.TheWashingtonUniversityteamanalysisfocusedonlightdrinkers:thosewhoconsumedonlyoneortwodrinksaday.ThestudyfocusedontwolargegroupsofpeopleintheUnitedStates:340,668participants,aged18to85,intheNationalHealthInterviewSurvey,andanother93,653individuals,aged40to60whoweretreatedasoutpatientsKRSTLatVeteransAdministrationclinics.Hartzthoughtthatsomedoctorscouldrecommendthatpeoplewithfamilyhistoriesofheartproblemshaveadrinkfromtimetotime,butinfamilieswithahistoryofcancer,physicianshadbetterrecommendquitting

15drinking.8.What'sthenewfindingofthestudyonlightdrinking?A.Itbenefitshearthealth.B.Itispotentiallyunhealthy.C.Itisthemaincauseofcancer.D.Itharmsonlycertainagegroups.9.Howdidresearcherscarryoutthenewstudy?A.Bycollecting,clinicaldata.B.Byanalyzingquestionnaires.C.Byvisitinghospitalspersonally.D.Bymakingananalysisofotherstudies.10.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.EarlierstudiesareprovedtotallywrongbyHartz.B.Hartzthoughtdoctorsshouldavoidsuggestingdrinking.C.Hartzthoughtdoctorsshouldofferpersonalizedsuggestions.D.TheWashingtonUniversityteamsurveyedabout700people.11.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Dailydrinking,howevermuch,addstoriskofdeathB.Riskofdrinkingwinecan'tbeignoredamongyouth-C.AsipofwineadaykeepsthedoctorawayD.Lightdrinkingstillpromisesalongerlife:ூUᫀ௃8.B9.DIO.Cll.Aூ?᪆௃XY)Z[\ᦻ஺ᦻ⌕]^)⚗ᨬ_Ẇ`abcᏉef-gᜩi)j⏀lmno8Ꮙe,ᓽrYgᜩs⏀tᨬuḄᐸwxy◅{|}ᦻ~Ts⏀⚪ឋᓄ஺8.⁚ᳮ?⚪஺᪷)"DrinkingadailyglassofwineforhealthreasonsmaynotbesohealthyafterallaznewstudyfromWashingtonUniversitySchoolofMedicinesuggests."ᜧ▾Ḅ)⚗_Ẇ⊤\bcᏉef-gᜩi)j⏀lmno8Ꮙeᦑ⌱B⚗஺9.⁚ᳮ?⚪஺᪷&“Thenewstudyrevieweddatafrommorethan700studiesaroundtheworldandconcludedthatthesafestlevelofdrinkingisnone.஻KX⚗_ḄẆᔜᙢ700⚗ẆḄᦪb

16¡¢ᨬ£ᐰḄs⏀¥¦Y஻ni⏀஻LẆᕒY¨©ᐸªẆḄᑖ᪆¬X⚗_ẆḄ஺ᦑ⌱D⚗஺10.ᳮᑨ¯⚪஺᪷ᨬ°)“Hartzthoughtthatsomedoctorscouldrecommendthatpeoplewithfamilyhistoriesofheartproblemshaveadrinkfromtimetotime,butinfamilieswithahistoryofcancer,physicianshadbetterrecommendquittingdrinking."Hartz¡)*!ᨵN²T³´µḄᏔ·i)j¸ᙠᨵº»TµḄ³¼&ᨬ½ᡄ⏀LHartz¡ឋᓄ஺ᦑ⌱C⚗஺11.¿ᜧÀ⚪஺¨=ᐰᦻᱯÂY᪷)"DrinkingadaHyglassofwineforhealthreasonsmaynotbesohealthyafterall..."bcᏉef-gᜩi)j⏀lmno8ᏉeL!ÃH“eventhelightestdailydrinkershaveanincreaseddeathrisk/7KᓽrYgᜩs⏀tᨬuḄᐸwxy◅{|}Lᦻ⌕]^ḄYbcᏉef-gᜩi)j⏀lmno8ᏉeᓽrYgᜩs⏀tᨬuḄᐸwxy◅{|}ᓽ¢nQiÅs⏀Æ|}wxḄy◅ᦑ⌱A⚗஺Passages2020•ÈᓭᨴὃLLYoumightwanttotakethisnewsstandingup.AnationalsurveyfindsthatAmericansofallagesarespendingmoretimesitting.Sittingtoomuch-----especiallywhenwatchingtelevision,phonesorotherscreens—canbebadforpeople'shealth,researchsuggests.Inanewstudy,researchersanalyzedpreviouslycollectedsurveydatafrommorethan50,000Americanchildren,teenagersandadults.Thesurveys,whichwentfrom2001through2016,askedpeoplehowmuchtimetheyspentsitting.Peoplereportedsittingalot.Forexample,closetotwo-thirdsofchildrenandteenssaidtheysatatleasttwohoursadaywatchingtelevisionorvideos.Thedataalsoshowedthatcomputeruseoutsideofschoolorworkhasbeenincreasingacrossallages.LinYangisapublic-healthexpertatAlbertaHealthServicesinCalgary,Canada.Asanauthorofthenewstudy,shenotesthatthistrendisnotuniquetotheUnitedStates.""OtherstudiesoutofEuropeandAustraliahavealsofoundincreasesinsittingtime/shesays."Thisincludessittingforworkorschoolaswellasdrivingratherthanwalkingorridingabike."Inrecentyears,inactivityhasbeenseenasanimportantrisktopeople'shealth.TheUSDepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesupdateditsPhysicalActivityGuidelinesforAmericanslastyear.Itnowstressesnewresearchaboutthedangersoftoomuchsitting."ThisnewversionrecommendsAmericansnotonlymovemore,butalsositless/Yangsays.ThoughAmericanssitalotduetoscreentime,theycanmakeuseofittoreduceitsrisktohealth.Erin

17O'Loughlin,anexercisepsychologistatConcordiaUniversityinMontreal,Canada,studieshowactivevideogames—sometimescalled“exergames஻——canhelpkidsmovemore.ThatmaybegoodnewsforAmericans./zSportsaregreat.Butyoudon'thavetoplaysportsifthat'snotyourthing/shesays.Toupyouractivetime,sherecommendsfindingwhatattractsyou."Ifyoulikescreentime,trytomixitwithphysicalactivity/shesays."Youcandothisbyplayingactivevideogames/4.Whatdidresearchersdointhenewstudy?A.Theycollectedworldwidedata.B.Theyimprovedparticipants'health.C.Theydidanalysisonpreviousdata.D.Theyobservedpeoplewatchvideos.5.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thistrend“inparagraph3referto?A.Sittingindifferentplaces.B.Lackofoutdoorexercise.C.Theincreaseinsittingtime.D.Thedecreaseofscreentime.6.WhatisErinO'Loughlin'sideaaboutthewaytomovemore?A.Combinedonescomefirst.B.Interestactuallymattersalot.C.Theeasiestoneisthebest.D.Themorechallenging,thebetter.7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.TakeMeasurestoCutDownSittingTimeB.StandInsteadofSittinginFrontofScreensC.AmericansShouldLimitTheirScreenTimeD.ScreenTimeBringsHealthRisktoAmericansூ
ᫀ௃4.C5.C6.B7.Dூ᪆௃ூᑖ᪆௃ÊᦻY)Z[\ᦻ஺ËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒᙶÔḄÍÎÕÖX×تḄᏉe஺-.Ù³ÑÒÚÅᙶÖNᳮ³!ÛÜÚÝËÌÍÎ+ᔠ஺4.⁚ᳮ?⚪஺᪷ᦻÞ"Inanewstudy,researchersanalyzedpreviouslycollectedsurveydatafrommorethan50000Americanchildren,teenagersandadults.Kᙠ)⚗_ḄẆ&Ẇᕒᑖ᪆ßàᦈâḄ50000ãÑÒäåஹ☘ÅçÝᡂçḄéêᦪ஺L"ᙠ_ḄẆ&ẆὅßàḄᦪ¬ᑖ᪆஺ᦑ

18⌱c஺5.ìíîï⚪஺᪷ðñì°“..isnotuniquetotheUnitedStates.'OtherstudiesoutofEuropeandAustraliahavealsofoundincreasesinsittingtimeó.......môÑÒõᨵ஺“ö÷ÝøᜧᑭúḄᐸªẆ{ûüᙶḼḄÍÎ|}”L஻¯ðñÿᑖᢣ஻ᙶḄᦑ⌱C஺6.⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷ᨬஹᐸ"Toupyouractivetime,sherecommendsfindingwhatattractsyou.^9Ḅ!᝛#$%ᑮᔾ(Ḅ)*஺+஻,-!ErinO'Loughlinᐵ/஻0Ḅ12஻Ḅ34஻ᐶ678⌕஻஺ᦑ⌱B஺7.:;ᜧ=⚪஺>?ᐰᦻஹᐸᦻBC"AnationalsurveyfindsthatAmericansofallagesarespendingmoretimesitting.Sittingtoomuch------especiallywhenwatchingtelevision,phonesorotherscreens-canbebadforpeople?shealth,researchsuggests.”,-!⚗ᐰFGHIJ!ᡠᨵMNḄOFPᙶḼḄRᙠ஺ẆU⊤W!XᙶᐸYᵯ[ஹ\]ᡈᐸ_`a——,cdPeᏉgᨵh஺ᡠi“ScreenTimeBringsHealthRisktoAmericansjkYᵯ[lOFPmᩭᏉgo◅+”rsᦻB᪗⚪ᨬsᔠ〉஺ᦑ⌱DoPassage62020•xyz{|}ᜧ~+Amongallthefast-growingscienceandtechnology,theresearchofhumangenes,orbiologicalengineeringaspeoplecallit,isdrawingmoreandmoreattentionnow.Sometimesitisahottopicdiscussedbypeople.Thegreatestthingthatgenetechnologycandoistocureseriousdiseasesthatdoctorsatpresentcanalmostdonothingwith,suchascancerandheartdisease.Everyyear,millionsofpeoplearemurderedbythesetwokillers.Andtodate,doctorshavenotfoundaneffectivewaytocurethem.Butifgenetechnologyisapplied,notonlythesetwodiseasescanbecuredcompletely,butalsothegreatamountofmoneypeoplespendoncuringtheirdiseasescanbesaved,soitbenefitstheeconomyaswell.Inaddition,humanlife-spancanbeprolonged.Genetechnologycanhelppeopletogivebirthtomorehealthyandcleverchildren.Somefamilies,withtheBritishroyalfamilybeingagoodexample,havehereditarydiseases.Thismeanstheirchildrenwillforsurehavethefamilydisease,whichisagreattroubleforthesefamilies.Inthepast,doctorscoulddonothingabouthereditarydiseases.Butgenetechnologycansolvethisproblemperfectly.Scientistsjustneedtofindthewronggeneandcorrectit,andahealthychildwillbeborn.Somepeopleareworryingthatthegeneresearchcanbeusedtomanufacturehumanbeingsinlargequantities.Inthepastfewyears,scientistshavesucceededincloningasheep,sothesepeoplepredictthathuman

19babieswouldsoonbecloned.ButIbelieveclonedbabieswillnotcomeoutinlargequantities,formostcouplesintheworldcanhavebabiesinthenormalway.Ofcourse,thegovernmentmusttakecaretocontrolgenetechnology.11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"them"inthesecondparagraphreferto?A.Peoplewithcancerorheartdisease.B.Millionsofpeoplewithseriousdiseases.C.Somediseasesdoctorscandonothingwith.D.Thetwoillnessesofcancerandheartdisease.12.WhatcangenetechnologydoaccordingtoParagraph3?A.ItcanhelptheBritishroyalfamilyout.B.Itcanbeusedtoclonehumanbabies.C.Itcanhelppeopletogivebirthtoababy.D.Itcancurehereditarydiseases.13.Whatarepeopleworriedaboutaccordingtothepassage?A.Humanbabiesmaybeclonedinlargequantities.B.Healthyhumanbabieswillsoonbecloned.C.Scientistsmayfindthewronggenes.D.Thegovernmentmaynotcontrolgenetechnology.14.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage.A.GeneTechnologyWillBenefitPeopleB.GeneTechnologyWillDoHarmAsWellC.GeneTechnologyIsAHotTopicD.GeneTechnologyIsGrowingFastூ
ᫀ௃11.D12.D13.A14.Aூ᪆௃ூᑖ᪆௃Wᦻ஺ᦻ᝞ᑮᐵḄᢈ!WᢈcḄᨬᜧḄ!,iᵨᩭᶭ8Ḅ!P¡¢£¤Ꮙgஹ¤¥WḄ¦§!¨P¡©ª«¬dḄ®¯஺11.±²³´⚪஺᪷µ¶±·ᦻ"Thegreatestthingthatgenetechnologycandoistocureseriousdiseasesthatdoctorsatpresentcanalmostdonothingwith,suchascancerandheartdisease.Everyyear,millionsofpeoplearemurderedbythesetwokillers.Andtodate,doctorshavenotfoundaneffectivewaytocurer,,-ᢈcḄᨬᜧḄ!¸ៜ¬º»¼¢½¾¿csÀḄ8!Á᝞ÂÃÄÅÆ஺ÇMRᨵᦪÉÊPËÌÍᩔ\ᩔh஺ᑮº»sÏ!¼¢¡ÐÑᨵ%ᑮᶭÂÃÄÅÆÌÒḄᨵᦔᶭ12஺ᦑthemᢣḄ“ÂÃÄÅÆÌÒ”஺ᦑ⌱D஺12.⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷CÕ“Inthepast,doctorscoulddonothingabouthereditarydiseases.Butgene

20technologycansolvethisproblemperfectly.n,-ᙠÖ×!¼¢d⍡Ù¿csÀ஺¨ᢈ,iÚOᙢÜÍÝ⚪஺ᵫ,-!ᢈ,iᶭ⍡Ù஺ᦑ⌱D஺13.⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷ᨬ“Somepeopleareworryingthatthegeneresearchcanbeusedtomanufacturehumanbeingsinlargequantities.Inthepastfewyears,scientistshavesucceededincloningasheep,sothesepeoplepredictthathumanbabieswouldsoonbecloned.0,-ᨵ¬P®ÅẆU,iᵨᩭᜧßᑴ⌼Pâ஺ᙠÖ×Ḅ½Mã!äåæçèᡂêë◖íî!ᡠi¬P⚜´Pâðñò7óËë◖஺ᵫ,-!P¡®ÅPâðñôËᜧßë◖஺ᦑ⌱A஺14.:;ᜧ=⚪஺᪷C“Amongallthefast-growingscienceandtechnology,theresearchofhumangenes,orbiologicalengineeringaspeoplecallitisdrawingmoreandmoreattentionnow.Sometimesitisahottopiczdiscussedbypeople.",-ᙠᡠᨵóõIöḄäåᢈ!PâḄẆU!ᡈP¡ᡠḄ¢ᱥøù!Jᙠúᩭúᑮᐵ஺ᨵP¡ûüḄýþÿ⚪஺ᔠᦻ᝞LIᑮᐵḄᢈᢈḄᨬᜧḄ!"#ᵨᩭ&ᶭ()Ḅ*+,-./012Ꮙ4ஹ267Ḅ89:;./<=>?@ABḄCD஺ᵫB"FA⌱⚗”ᢈJ⌼L.M”ᨬNᔠᦻO᪗⚪஺ᦑ⌱A஺Passage72020•STᓭV•WXᨴὃ[Sittingupstraightinyourchairisn'tjustgoodforyourposture\]^[italsogivesyoumoreconfidenceinyourownthoughts,accordingtoanewstudy.“Ourbodyposturecanaffectnotonlywhatothersthinkaboutus,butalsohowwethinkaboutourselves/saidRichardPetty,co-authorofthestudy.Thestudyincluded71studentsatOhioState.Theyweretoldtheywouldtakepartintwoseparatestudiesatthesametime,oneorganizedbythebusinessschoolandonebytheartsschool.Theyweretoldtheartsstudywasexaminingfactorscontributingtopeople'sactingabilities,inthiscase,theabilitytomaintainaspecificposturewhileengaginginotheractivities.Theywereinstructedtoeither“situpstraight"or"sitslouched\_`ᡭb[forward”.Whileinoneofthesepositions,thestudentsparticipatedinthebusinessstudy,whichsupposedlyexaminedfactorscontributingtoprofessionalperformance.Whileholdingtheirposture,theylistedeitherthreepositiveorthreenegativepersonaltraits\ᱯd[relatingtofutureprofessionalperformanceonthejob.Aftercompletingthistask,theytookasurveyinwhichtheyratedthemselvesonhowwelltheywoulddoasafutureprofessionalemployee.Theresultswerestriking.

21Studentswhoheldtheupright,confidentpostureweremuchmorelikelytoratethemselvesinlinewiththepositiveornegativetraitstheywrotedown.Inotherwords,iftheywrotepositivetraitsaboutthemselves,theyratedthemselvesmorehighly,andiftheywrotenegativetraitsaboutthemselves,theyratedthemselveslower.However;studentswhoassumedtheslouched,lessconfidentposture,didn'tseemconvincedbytheirownthoughts-theirratingsdidn'tdiffermuchregardlessofwhethertheywrotepositiveornegativethingsaboutthemselves.“Theirconfident,uprightposturegavethemmoreconfidenceintheirownthoughts,whethertheywerepositiveornegative/Pettysaid.“Sittingupstraightissomethingyoucantrainyourselftodo,andithaspsychologicalbenefits-aslongasyougenerallyhavepositivethoughts/hesaid.19.Whendidthebusinessstudytakeplace?A.Whenthestudentstookthesurvey.B.Whentheartsstudywasgoingon.C.Aftertheartsstudywasconducted.D.Afterthestudentstookthesurvey.20.Whichcanbeincludedintheunderlinedwords"otheractivities"in'Paragraph4?A.Sittingupstraight.B.Workingasanemployee.C.Listingpersonaltraits.D.Participatingintheartsstudy.21.Whatdoweknowabouttheratingsgivenbythosewhosatupstraight?A.Theywereratherhigh.B.Theywererelativelylow.C.Theyagreedwiththewritten-downtraits.D.Theyweredifferentfromthewritten-downtraits.22.Whatcanbetheconclusionofthestudy?A.Bodypostureaffectsourconfidencelevel.B.Confidenceleadstogoodbodyposture.C.Bodypostureaffectsprofessionalperformance.D.Personaltraitsaffectprofessionalperformance.ூ
ᫀ௃19.B20.C21.C22.A

22ூ᪆௃ூᑖ᪆௃e;?fg7ᦻ஺?⚗hḄẆj⊤7#lmn]ᙶᙠ᫹9rstAuvᡂxḄᙶ]ᨵz"#{uA|}Ḅ~2ᨵ஺19.⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷XḄ“Theyweretoldtheywouldtakepartintwoseparatestudiesatthesametime,oneorganizedbythebusinessschoolandonebytheartsschool.n"F/F/J⚗ᓫḄẆj?⚗;ᵫᖪ▾Ḅ?⚗;ᵫ▾Ḅ஺ᵫB"Fᖪ▾ḄẆj▾ḄẆj஺ᦑ⌱B஺20.¡¢£⚪஺᪷¤¥¦Ḅ“Theywereinstructedtoeither"situpstraight"or"sitslouched\_`ᡭb[forward”.”"F/⌕¨⌕©“ᙶª”⌕©“«ᦣᙢᙶḼ”,°ᵫ±²Ḅ“Whileholdingtheirposture,theylistedeitherthreepositiveorthreenegativepersonaltraitsrelatingtofutureprofessionalperformanceonthejob.”"Fᙠ³ᢝᱯµ]^Ḅ/⌕©ᑡ>·ᩭ¸¹²º»⊤¼½ᐵḄX¾¿᩽Ḅᱯd⌕©ᑡ>X¾Á᩽Ḅᱯd°ᔠÂḄẆjÃ"F“otheractivities"ᢣḄ;“ᑡ>¾.ᱯd”஺ᦑ⌱C஺21.⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷ÂḄ“Studentswhoheldtheupright,confidentpostureweremuchmorelikelytoratethemselvesinlinewiththepositiveornegativetraitstheywrotedown.Inotherwords,iftheywrotepositivetraitsaboutthemselves,theyratedthemselvesmorehighly,andiftheywrotenegativetraitsaboutthemselves,theyratedthemselveslower.”"F³ᢝlªÅ|Ḅ]^Ḅ02ᨵ"᪷|}ᑏ1ḄÇ☢ᡈÊ☢ᱯdᩭËÌ|}஺ᣚÎÏg᝞Ã/A|}ᑏ>¿᩽ḄᱯdᑣA|}ḄËÌ2WÑ᝞Ã/A|}ᑏ>Á᩽ḄᱯdᑣᐸA|}ḄËÌÓÔÑᙠ᪷ÕuHowever,studentswhoassumedtheslouched,lessconfidentposture,didn,tseemconvincedbytheirownthoughts-theirratingsdidn,tdiffermuchregardlessofwhethertheywrotepositiveornegativethingsaboutthemselves.“"Fᯠ×Ø@᤮>«ᦣஹsÚ|Ḅ]^Ḅ0ÛÜÝÞᨵ|}Ḅ~ᡠgàsá/ᑏḄ;Ç☢Ḅz;Ê☢Ḅ/ḄËᑖãÞᨵÚᜧḄäå஺ᵫB"FØ@ᙶªḄ./|}ᑏ1Ḅᱯd;½NᔠḄ஺ᦑ⌱Co22.æᳮᑨè⚪஺᪷?Ḅ“Sittingupstraightinyourchairisn'tjustgoodforyourposture\]^[italsogivesyoumoreconfidenceinyourownthoughts,accordingtoanewstudy.”"F?⚗hḄẆj⊤7,lmn]ᙶᙠ᫹9rᙶḼstAuvᡂxḄᙶ]ᨵz"#{uA|}Ḅ~2ᨵ°ᔠᨬ¦?“"Sittingupstraightissomethingyoucantrainyourselftodo,andithaspsychologicalbenefits-aslong

23asyougenerallyhavepositivethoughts,hesaid.”"Fgu"#éê|}ᙶªë⌕uḄ~ìír;¿᩽ḄîïAᳮᨵxᜐ஺ᵫB"FBẆjḄñ;òní]^ïóôᡃ/Ḅö÷஺ᦑ⌱AoPassage8ூùVḕ2021ûWXrü£Ëὃý௃Ride-sharingservicesarethoughttohelptoreducepollutionsincefewerpeopleuseprivatevehiclesandcausecarbondioxide.However;anewstudyhasfoundthattheseservicesresultinmuchmorepollutionthanotherkindsofprivateandpublictransportation.Ride-sharingtripsalsodrawpassengersawayfrommoreenvironmentally-friendlymethodsoftravel,likepublictransportation,walkingorbiking,thestudyfound.Severalstudiesinrecentyearshavesuggestedthatride-sharingserviceslikeUberandLyftcanworsentrafficproblemsincities,whichcontinuetohavehighratesofprivatevehicleownership.Thenewstudy,carriedoutbythenonprofitgroupUnionofConcernedScientists,representsanattempttocenteronhowride-sharingservicesaffectpollution.Theresearchexaminedtheeffectsofride-sharingservicesonsevenofAmerica'slargestcities.Overall,theresearchersreportedthatride-sharingtripsnow“resultinabout69percentmoreclimatepollutiononaveragethanthetripstheyreplace”.Thestudynotesthatthesamepassengerscouldhavechosentotravelbybus,train,bike,scooter\ÿ᥅ᡲ
oronfoot.Oneofthebigreasonstheygiveforthisresultisthatride-sharingvehiclesareoftendrivenwithnopassengersinthecar.Thishappenswhendriversareeitherwaitingforriderrequests,areonthewaytopickuppassengersoraredrivingbetweenpickups.Thissituation,known""deadheading“takesupabout42percentoftheride-sharingdrivingactivity,thestudyfound.Theresearcherssaidthat“deadheading“resultsinabout50percentmorecarbondioxidethanonepersondrivinginaprivatevehicle.ThestudyurgesserviceslikeUberandLyfttoincreasethenumberofelectricvehiclesontheroadandtoimproveconnectionstopublictransportationcenters.Thetwocompaniesalreadyoperatebusinessesthatofferelectricscootersandbikesandhavebeguntoincludepublictransportationinformationintheirsystems.Insomecities,theyhavealsopromotedvehicleelectrification.8.Accordingtothetext,itisgenerallythoughtthatcar-sharingservices.A.lowerthepriceofprivatecarsB.guaranteeahealthierlifestyleC.greatlycutdowntravelexpensesD.areenvironmentally-friendly9.Whatisthebiggestcauseofmoreride-sharingpollution?

24A.Theso-called"deadheading".B.Theoldwayvehiclestravel.C.Thehugenumberofpassengers.D.Theunfamiliarride-sharingtrips.10.Whatcanwesayaboutthestudy?A.Itisopposedbyride-sharingservices.B.Itisactuallyofpracticalsignificance.C.Itrequiresimprovinginthelongterm.D.ItearnsmuchmoneyforUberandLyft.11.Fromwhichpartofanewspaperisthetextmostprobablytaken?A.Travel.B.Technology.C.Economy.D.Environment.ூᫀ௃8.D9.A10.Bll.Dூ᪆௃ᦻᦻ஺ᨵ஺Ẇ!⊤#$%⌼ᡂḄ)᎛+,ᐳ./ᙳ1$69%ᐸ3ᨬ5⌕Ḅ78“:;<=஻஺08.?⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷DᦻEFGH3"Ride-sharingservicesarethoughttohelptoreducepollutionsincefewerpeopleuseprivatevehiclesᨵ#8IᵨKLḄMNᩭNP஻QR#MSTᐳUVW᛻ᨵᑭḄ஺ᦑ⌱D஺9.?⁚ᳮ⚪஺ᦻEF\H3]ᑮ"Oneofthebigreasonstheygiveforthisresultisthatride-sharingvehiclesareoftendrivenwithnopassengersinthecar._ᐵabcd#eSf$ḄGbg⌕78hḄijkᨵlmnoᙠ<=஺PqFrH3"Theresearcherssaidthat/zdeadheading"resultsinabout50percentmorecarbondioxidethanonepersondrivinginaprivatevehicle._Ẇ!Mᕒ#“:;<=”uvḄwxᓄz+GbM<{!ḄKL}50%஺P஻ᵫQR#ᒓḄᨬᜧ78ᡠḄ஻:;<=஻஺ᦑ⌱A஺10.ᳮᑨ⚪஺ᦻEᨬ•H3]ᑮ"ThestudyurgesserviceslikeUberandLyfttoincreasethenumberofelectricvehiclesontheroadandtoimproveconnectionstopublictransportationcenters.”ᵫ⚗Ẇ!,UberqLyft,⍝ḄᵯTᦪ#ᦋᗐ,ᐳ.3Ḅ஺ᵫQ#a⚗Ẇ!ᙠᦋᗐ,ᐳ.☢ᨵḼ£▭Ḅ¥¦஺ᦑ⌱B஺11.ᳮᑨ⚪஺§ᐰᦻ#ᦻEᐵ+ᐸe©ḄKM.q,ᐳ.⌼ᡂª«}Ḅ஺¬⚪W᛻ᨵᐵ஺8Q#aᦻEᨬQ®ᩭ¯°±W᛻ᨵᐵḄ²ᑖ஺ᦑ⌱D஺Passage9ூ´µḕ2021·1¸¹1ὃ〉¼ឋ¾¿௃Aninternationalteamofspecialists,ledbytheUniversityofBristol,isclosetotellingsecretsabouttheancientdecoratedostrich_ÀÁPeggs.Theteam,ledbyBristol'sDr.TamarHodos,examinedostricheggsfromtheBritishMuseum'scollection.Usingadvancedscanningtechnology,Dr.CarolineCartwright,seniorscientistattheBritishMuseum

25couldstudytheeggs'chemicalmakeuptopinpointtheseluxury_ᝊÃPgoods'originandhowtheyweremade.Inthestudy,theresearchersdescribeforthefirsttimethesurprisinglycomplexsystembehindostricheggproduction.Thisincludesevidenceaboutwheretheostricheggsweresourced,iftheostricheswerewild,andhowthemethodsforproductionwererelatedtotechniquesandmaterialsinspecificareas.Dr.Hodosandcolleaguesbelieveeggsweretakenfromwildbirds'nests,Thiswasnoordinaryegg-hunt—ostrichescouldbeextremelydangeroussotherewasahugeriskwhentakingeggsfromwildbirds,"Wealsofindeggsrequiretimetodrybeforetheshellcanbecarvedandthereforerequiresafestorage.Thishaseffectoneconomy,sincestorageneedsalong-terminvestmentandthiswouldalsoaddtoanegg'svalue/saidDr.Hodos.Dr.Hodosexplained,/zWeareassessingnotonlyhowancientluxurieswereproducedbutalsohowtheywereused.Thesequestionsareincrediblyimportantforourownsocietytoday,inwhichthesameobjectmayhavedifferentsocialorsymbolicmeanings.Suchknowledgecanleadtotoleranceandrespectinamulti-culturalsociety.Ifwecanunderstandthesemechanismsinthepast,forwhichwehavelong-termoutcomesintermsofsocialdevelopment,wecanusethisknowledgetobetterinformourownsociety."Dr.CarolineCartwrightsaid/TheBritishMuseumisdelightedtocooperatewithcolleaguesattheuniversities.WelookforwardtocontinuingtoworkwithuniversitypartnerstoexploretheMuseum'scollection.12.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“pinpoint“inparagraph2?A.Hide.B.Makeup.C.Create.D.Figureout.13.WhatdoesDr.Hodosprobablythinkoftheostricheggs?A.Theirvaluemostlydependsontheirstoragemethods.B.Itisn'taneasytasktomakeancientluxuryostricheggs.C.Theirprocessofproductionissimplerthanweexpected.D.Themethodsfortheirproductionareimpossibletotrack.14.Whyisitsignificanttostudytheostricheggs?A.Itcanofferinspirationfortoday'ssociety.B.Itcansavemoreostrichesfromdyingout.C.Itcanhelptorebuildanewancientsociety.D.ItcanimprovetheBritishMuseum'sstatus.15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

26A.TheOriginofDecoratedOstrichEggs.B.TheExplanationonWildOstrichEggs.C.TheResearchonAncientOstrichEggs.D.TheImportanceofLuxuryOstrichEggs.ூᫀ௃12.D13.B14.A15.Cூ᪆௃ᦻGᦻ#ᦻE5⌕ÄŪÆÇLVÈÉᝊÃÊGGË⛲ឋÀÁÍḄᩭÎqÏÐÑ%ªẆ!#cdÒÓÔḄᩭÎqÏÐÕÖᩖ஺12.Ù¦Ú¾⚪஺᪷DF•H"Usingadvancedscanningtechnology,Dr.CarolineCartwright,seniorscientistattheBritishMuseumcouldstudytheeggszchemicalmakeup.”ᑭᵨᐜÑḄÜÝᢈß#ᜧàáᱥ✂Ḅ1äÆÇLᓱæᴉᓱᱯéᱯáêQẆ!ëÍḄᓄÇìᡂ஺Q#Ẇ!ÀÁÍḄᓄÇìᡂíªîïaðᝊÃÊḄñÎòᑴôõö”஺ᵫQR#÷øÙFigureoutḄ¥ùᨬú஺ᦑ⌱D⚗஺13.ᳮᑨ⚪஺᪷DF\HDr.Hodosandcolleaguesbelieveeggsweretakenfromwildbirds'nests,Thiswasnoordinaryegg-hunt—ostrichescouldbeextremelydangeroussotherewasahugeriskwhentakingeggsfromwildbirds,"\Nealsofindeggsrequiretimetodrybeforetheshellcanbecarvedandthereforerequiresafestorage.HodosáêqeḄûüÍýþÁḄÿ
ᩭḄḄ஺᩽ᐸᓻ◅ḄᡠᙠḼ!ᜧḄ#◅"ᡃ&'()*◤⌕-ᩭ./ᯠ12ᑗᒘ᜜678◤⌕9ᐰḄ;஺ᵫ8=>Dr.Hodos?@ᑴBCDᝊFḄGH᧕ḄJ஺ᦑ⌱B⚗஺14.N⁚ᳮQ⚪஺᪷TUVW"Thesequestionsareincrediblyimportantforourownsocietytoday,inwhichthesameobjectmayhavedifferentsocialorsymbolicmeanings.Suchknowledgecanleadtotoleranceandrespectinamulti-culturalsociety^XY⚪Z[ᡃ&\ᜩḄ^_ᩭ`abc⌕Ḅd᪵ḄJᱥ_ᨵdḄ^_ᡈijkl஺ᙠmᐗᦻᓄ^_qrstuvHwxyc஺sẆ{ᓰ᎛Ḅ~⛲Z\^_ᨵkl஺ᦑ⌱A⚗஺15.ᜧk⚪஺ᐰᦻ,ᐸᦻUW"Aninternationalteamofspecialists,ledbytheUniversityofBristol,isclosetotellingsecretsabouttheancientdecoratedostricheggs”ᵫ
ᡲᜧ⚞uḄ▭ᓽCD~⛲Ḅ஺sᦻ⌕¡ᐵ[CDᝊ£¤~⛲ឋḄẆ{஺¦ᦻḄᨬ¨᪗⚪@“Z[CDḄẆ{”஺ᦑ⌱C⚗஺Passage10ூᓅḕ°±²³q2021´³µU¶·Ẇ௃NovelistErnestJamesGaines,whosepoorchildhoodinasmallLouisianaplantationtownflourishedthestoriesofblackstrugglesthatgrewintouniversalstoriesofgraceandbeauty,hasdied.LouisianaGov.JohnBelEdwards/officereleasedwordofhisdeath.ErnestJamesGaineswasbornonJan.15,1933.Hisfirstwritingexperiencewaswritinglettersforuneducated

27workerswhoaskedhimtoinformfar-offrelativesoftheirnews.ThefictionaltownofBayonne,La.,thesettingforGaines'stories,wasactuallyNewRoads,whichGainesleftforCaliforniawhenhewas15.AlthoughbooksweredeniedtohimthroughouthischildhoodbecauseofLouisiana'sstrictsegregationrº◞¼,whichextendedeventolibraries,hefoundthelifesurroundinghimrichenoughtorecollectinstoryafterstorythroughvividdetail.InAlessonBeforeDying,forexample,thecentralfigureistheteacherattheplantationschooloutsidetown.Throughtheteacher;whoseprofessionGaineselevatetoacalling,thenovelistexplorestheconsistentthemesofhiswork:sacrificeandduty,obligationtoothers,thequalitiesofloving,thenatureofcourage.Thethemesarealsoexploredamongthetensionsoflate1940s,andtheteacheristhecharacterburdenedwiththelongpastandwiththeexpectationsofabetterfuture.Gaines'charactersachievedapowerandtimelessnessthatmadehimadistinctivevoiceinAmericaliterature.Muchoftheappealofhisbooksistheirseemingsimplicityandstraightforwardstoryline.a\canneverwritebignovels/hesaid.Butthequestionsheexploredweretheeternalonesmanygreatwritersconfront:whatitmeanstobehuman,whatahumanlivesanddiesfor.Heneededfiveorsixhourseachdaydevotedtowriting,and"\can'twriteacoupleofdaysandskiptwoorthreedays/hesaid.ALessonBeforeDyingtooksevenyears.4.WhichcitydoyouthinkisErnestJamesGaines/hometown?A.Bayonne,La.B.NewRoads.C.California.D.NewOrleans.5.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGaines'childhood?A.Eventful.B.Sorrowful.C.Vivid.D.Beautiful.6.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.ThethemesofAlessonBeforeDyingarenotmerelyaboutsacrificeandduty.B.ManyofGaines'booksaresimpleandstraightforward.C.Gainesisn'tapersonwhocanwritebignovels.D.Gaineswasanythingbutdiligentbecausehisworktook7years.7.What'sthepurposeofthistext?A.Tointroduceaclassicbook.

28B.Toexplainaneternaltopic.C.Torememberawriter.D.Torecommendabook.ூ½ᫀ௃4.B5.A6.A7.CூQ᪆௃À`Áᦻ஺ᦻ⌕¡℉ÃBÄᑁᱯ•ÈÉ•Ê឵¡ÌḄᡂÎÏᔊஹ℉ÃB¤xᑏBᱯÓ஺4.N⁚ᳮQ⚪஺᪷TUÔWᐵÕÖ"ThefictionaltownofBayonne,La.,thesettingforGaines,stories,wasactuallyNewRoads,whichGainesleftforCaliforniawhenhewas15.”s,Äᑁᱯ•Ê឵ØqÙ᪀ḄᦑJÛÜ╋Þßàáᩝãä▭NewRoads,Ê឵ᙠ15å
¼æ¡çᑭéêë஺ᵫ8=>ᑁᱯÊ឵ḄìNewRoads஺ᦑ⌱B⚗஺5.=ᳮᑨ>⚪஺᪷TUWᐵÕÖ"NovelistErnestJamesGaines,whosepoorchildhoodinasmallLouisianaplantationtownflourishedthestoriesofblackstrugglesthatgrewintouniversalstoriesofgraceandbeauty,hasdied.`ÄᑁᱯÈÉ•Ê឵æî¡Ìᙠï᧕9åðḄrñò╋óô¡õöḄ÷øå
ᐙúḼûüýᧅḄᦑJXᦑJ1ᩭᡂ@ᐵ[ÿ
Ḅᦑ"឵ḄḄ╋ᨵᧅ"Ḅᦑ஺$᪷&'()ᐵ+,"ThefictionaltownofBayonne,La.,thesettingforGaines'stories,wasactuallyNewRoads,whichGainesleftforCaliforniawhenhewas15.-ᑁᱯ•឵123᪀Ḅᦑ56╋789:ᩝ<=▭NewRoads,឵ᙠ15@ABCDEFGHᑭJKL”឵ᙠ15@DENOFGHᑭJKL஺PQRᦻTᑮḄ᦮W@XY☢[Ḽ]^Ḅ_`◞D஺ᵫcdefḄghiḄjᦑḄ஺"Eventful"kl"jᦑḄ"mᔠoḄpq஺ᦑ⌱A⚗஺6.t⁚ᳮw⚪஺᪷&'y)ᐵ+,"Throughtheteacher,whoseprofessionGaineselevatetoacalling,thenovelistexplorestheconsistentthemesofhiswork:sacrificeandduty,obligationtoothers,thequalitiesofloving,thenatureofcourage.z{|}~ᦟ឵ᦟTᓣl_}~NG2᝞Ḅ⚪ᱨoḄ᰿ḄḄ"def[}1Ḅ⚪g¡¡ᱨ
஺ᦑ⌱A⚗஺7.dᳮᑨe⚪஺ᦻ£⌕¥¦G℉¨N-ᑁᱯ•©ª឵¥¦GḄᡂ¬ᔊ℉¨ᑏᱯ°஺ᵫcdef}±ᦻ£Ḅ⌕²Ḅ³ᔣᡃ¶¥¦N-ᑁᱯ•©ª឵·ᡃ¶GwḄᑏ¸¹஺C⚗"Torememberawriter"kl"lGº»WN"mᔠᦻ£ᑏ²Ḅ஺ᦑ⌱C⚗஺